{"product_id":"mort-garson-journey-to-the-moon-and-beyond-lp","title":"LP - Mort Garson - Journey To The Moon And Beyond","description":"1 LP - indie mars coloured vinyl !\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike a perennial that returns with each new spring, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMort Garson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e archives (Plantasia, Ataraxia, Lucifer) have brought to bear yet another awe-inspiring bloom. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJourney to the Moon and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e finds even more new facets to the man’s sound. There’s the soundtrack to the 1974 blaxploitation film Black Eye (starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFred Williamson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e), some previously unreleased and newly unearthed music for advertising. Just as regal is “Zoos of the World,” where \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGarson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e soundtracks the wild, preening, slumbering animals from a 1970 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e special of the same name. The mind reels at just what project would have yielded a scintillating title like “Western Dragon,” but these three selections were found on tapes in the archive with no further information.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe crown jewel of the set is no doubt \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGarson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e’s soundtrack to the live broadcast of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing, as first heard on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCBS News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for Moogkind. For decades, this audio was presumed lost, the only trace of it appearing to be from an old YouTube clip. Thankfully, diligent audio archivist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAndy Zax\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e came across a copy of the master tape while going through the massive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRod McKuen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e archive. So now we get to hear it in all its glory. Across six minutes, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGarson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e conjures broad fantasias, whirring mooncraft sounds, zero-gravity squelches, and twinkling études. It showcases \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMort\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e’s many moods: sweet, exploratory, whimsical, a little bit corny, weaving it all together in a glorious whole.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Encore Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58218213212543,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0525\/5551\/files\/sbr3042-mortgarson-1800_1024x1024_jpg_359401e1-c7f6-4158-9fc5-0ef75b0d9b15.webp?v=1787207232","url":"https:\/\/thevinyltable.com\/products\/mort-garson-journey-to-the-moon-and-beyond-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}